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Steventon Roberts, Kathryn J.; Smith, Colette; Toska, Elona; Cluver, Lucie; Wittesaele, Camille; Langwenya, Nontokozo; Shenderovich, Yulia; Saal, Wylene; Jochim, Janina; Chen-Charles, Jenny; Marlow, Marguerite; Sherr, Lorraine – Infant and Child Development, 2023
This study explores the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers within South Africa compared to existing reference data, and explores development by child age bands to examine relative levels of development. Cross-sectional analyses present data from 954 adolescents (10-19 years) and their first-born children (0-68 months).…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Mothers
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Lopes, Virlaine Bardella; de Lima, Carolina Daniel; Tudella, Eloisa – Infant and Child Development, 2009
This study used the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) with the aim of characterizing motor acquisition rate in 70 healthy 0-6-month-old Brazilian infants, as well as comparing both emergence (initial age) and establishment (final age) of each skill between the study sample and the AIMS normative data. New motor skills were continuously acquired…
Descriptors: Infants, Foreign Countries, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
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Berger, Sarah E.; Nuzzo, Katie – Infant and Child Development, 2008
Evidence exists for two competing theories about the effects of having an older sibling on development. Previous research has found that having an older sibling has both advantages and disadvantages for younger siblings' development. This study examined whether and how older siblings influenced the onset of their own younger siblings' motor…
Descriptors: Siblings, Family Characteristics, Motor Development, Sibling Relationship